My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the damage.
The time that people aren't expecting what's going to happen, I find that's the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done.
I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.
The worst violence we can do to each other often is psychological, especially in families. I dwell a lot on domestic danger. Thats the backdrop of most of my novels - what kind of damage is done without ever lifting a finger.
Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history.
The damage done to U.S. prestige by the feckless, buffoonish George W. Bush will take years to repair.
History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done.
Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not ask 'How much good? How much joy?'
Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients
Everyone is going to binge on a diet, for instance, so plan for it, schedule it, and contain the damage.